US 11,808,044 B1
Roof protection system
Cynthia Ann Hinojosa, Selma, TX (US); Andrew Jacob Contreras, San Antonio, TX (US); Lemont Williamson, San Antonio, TX (US); Igor Alexandre Gregorio, San Antonio, TX (US); Stephen Anthony Young, Boerne, TX (US); Jonathan Edward Seaton, San Antonio, TX (US); Chris Aaron Bodden, San Antonio, TX (US); Shirley Elizabeth Bunton, San Antonio, TX (US); Shayna Dickson, Boerne, TX (US); and Ric M. Pena, Boerne, TX (US)
Assigned to United Services Automobile Association (USAA), San Antonio, TX (US)
Filed by UIPCO, LLC, San Antonio, TX (US)
Filed on Mar. 31, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/219,381.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/002,738, filed on Mar. 31, 2020.
Int. Cl. E04D 5/08 (2006.01); E04D 5/04 (2006.01); E04H 9/16 (2006.01)
CPC E04D 5/04 (2013.01) [E04D 5/08 (2013.01); E04H 9/16 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of protecting structure in anticipation of damage resulting from exposure to hailstorms, the method comprising:
identifying a first color of a first exterior portion of the structure;
matching the first color appearance type to a color of a first mesh option of a plurality of mesh options;
obtaining a first protective panel based on the first mesh option, the first protective panel including a rigid frame having a first thickness, where a first mesh material of the first color is stretched across a first side of the frame and is bounded and bordered by the frame;
arranging the first protective panel to extend across and cover the first exterior portion of the structure; and
securing the first protective panel onto the first exterior portion, the first mesh material being spaced apart from the first exterior portion by at least the first thickness of the frame.